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Canada has one of the world’s largest areas of responsibility for search and rescue (SAR) operations, with a territory covering 18 million square kilometres of land and water, and more than 243,000 kilometres of coastline connecting three oceans.
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On May 20, 2021, former Supreme Court Justice, Madame Louise Arbour was engaged to conduct a review of policies, procedures, programs, practices, and culture within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Department of National Defence (DND). The review is entitled the Independent External Comprehensive Review (IECR).
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In 1958, against the backdrop of the Cold War and threat of Soviet air attack, Canada and the United States (U.S.) formally established the world’s only binational military command – the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which is responsible for the shared monitoring and defence of North American aerospace, and therefore, NATO’s Western flank.
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On April 29, 2021, the former Minister of National Defence announced the launch of an Independent External Comprehensive Review (IECR) of current policies, procedures, programs, practices, and culture within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Department of National Defence (DND).
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A modern and capable military is critical to Canada’s domestic security and our contribution on the world stage. This includes our role in domestic search and rescue (SAR).
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The Minister’s Advisory Panel was created in December 2020 with a clear mandate to seek out the policies, processes and practices that enable systemic racism and discrimination in the Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and to provide advice on how to eliminate them from our institution.
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Backgrounder – North Warning System In-Service Support
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On November 5, 2020, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, appointed the Honourable Morris J. Fish, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, as the Independent Review Authority, to conduct an independent review of specified provisions of the National Defence Act (NDA) and their operation.
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On April 29, 2021, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced the launch of an independent external comprehensive review of current policies, procedures, programs, practices, and culture within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Department of National Defence (DND).
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Defence culture and professional conduct must reflect the core values and ethical principles we aspire to uphold as a national institution. That is what members, veterans, recruits, public servants and Canadians expect and deserve.
